Herzl Bodinger

Herzl Bodinger
Maj. Gen. Herzl Bodinger
Native name
הרצל בודינגר
Born1943
Died10 November 2025(2025-11-10) (aged 82)
Buried
Allegiance Israel
Branch Israeli Air Force
Service years1961–1996
RankAluf
Battles and wars

Herzl Bodinger (Hebrew: הרצל בודינגר; 1943 – 10 November 2025) was a general in the Israel Defense Forces who served as twelfth Commander of the Israeli Air Force between 1992 and 1996. He previously served several other command roles in the Israeli Air Force (IAF), and also participated in aerial operations over Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria, shooting down two fighter jets.